DevForce 2012, Silverlight template, EF Code First - custom DbContext doesn't work

Thanks for clarification.

Never install Cocktail to the server project?
The description of the Cocktail package: 'Cocktail is a blend of three popular frameworks: Caliburn.Micro + DevForce + EntityFramework'.
You must admit, that it can be misleading.

I know, I know ...
- install Cocktail on server and client if DevForce is not installed
- install Cocktail on client only if DevForce is installed.

So ... why don't you devide Cocktail and name each part: 'Cocktail 2012 Server' and 'Cocktail 2012 Client' in the same way as 'DevForce 2012 Server', 'DevForce 2012 Client'? You as a producer should be consistent, don't you? :)

BTW, I'm impressed of IdeaBlade suport (I feel safe).

Thanks.

After applying your code for querying, it works OK.

Thanks a lot!

Web project is always set as startup project (probably something has been changed during opening unpacked solution in VS).

As for Nuget - after starting Silverlight Template project, I have installed Cocktail and this automatically installed AsyncPanck (didn't know that this is not necessary). When Cocktail was installed, both projects client and web are checked - it suggests, that should be checked (unnecessary packages already uninstalled, but would be nice if installer would install only necessary items).

Zbig

Yes, RrDbContext is included and its Build Action is assigned as 'Compile'.

Please find attached the solution. I've removed bin/obj folders, Rr.xap and content of packages folders to make the zip file size acceptable by this site.

Please find attached screenshots with installed packages, too (all from DevForce).

Zbig

DefForce_Rr_Test.zip

DevForce 2012 Code First is installed, both client and server side.
PostSharp is installed, both client and server side.
Deleting .ibmmx file and rebuilding server project gives no error - .ibmmx is recreated.
Rebuilding the solution gives no error.


web.config:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
    <section name="ideablade.configuration"
             type="IdeaBlade.Core.Configuration.IdeaBladeSection, IdeaBlade.Core"/>
    <!-- For more information on Entity Framework configuration, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=237468 -->
    <section name="entityFramework"
             type="System.Data.Entity.Internal.ConfigFile.EntityFrameworkSection, EntityFramework, Version=5.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
             requirePermission="false"/>
</configSections>
<connectionStrings>
    <!-- Remember to add your connection string(s) here -->
    <add name="RrDbContext"
        connectionString="Data Source=(LocalDb)\Projects;Initial Catalog=RrDbContext;Integrated Security=True" />
</connectionStrings>
<ideablade.configuration version="6.00"
                           xmlns="http://schemas.ideablade.com/2010/IdeaBladeConfig">
    <!-- See the DevForce Resource Center for more information on configuration settings:
   http://drc.ideablade.com/devforce-2012/bin/view/Documentation/deploy-iis#HConfiguration
    -->
</ideablade.configuration>
<entityFramework>
    <defaultConnectionFactory type="System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.LocalDbConnectionFactory, EntityFramework">
      <parameters>
        <parameter value="v11.0"/>
      </parameters>
    </defaultConnectionFactory>
</entityFramework>
<system.web>
    <compilation debug="true"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>



Entity:

    [ProvideEntityAspect]
    public class TestEntity
    {
        public int TestEntityId { get; set; }

        [Required]
        [StringLength(15)]
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }


Custom EntityManager:

    [DataSourceKeyName("RrDbContext")]
    public class TestEntities : EntityManager
    {
        public EntityQuery<TestEntity> TestEntitiesQuery { get; set; }

        public TestEntities(bool shouldConnect)
            : base(shouldConnect)
        {
       
        }

    }



Custom DbContext:


[DataSourceKeyName("RrDbContext")]
    public class RrDbContext : DbContext
    {
        public RrDbContext(string connection = null)
            : base(connection)
        {
            Database.SetInitializer(new DropCreateDatabaseAlways<RrDbContext>());
        }

        protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            modelBuilder.Ignore<EntityAspect>();

        }

        public DbSet<TestEntity> TestEntitySet { get; set; }

    }


This is very simple, test solution.
When the client executes query, constructor of the custom EntityManager (TestEntities) is executed, but the custom DbContext (RrDbContext) constructor - not and DB is not created.

Zbig

Hi All,

I'm starting Silverlight app:
- Windows 8, VS 2012, LocalDb
- Silverlight template
- DevForce 2012 v. 7.0.3.0 (Universal)
- EF Code First (5.0) - installed automatically with DevForce
- DevForce.cf file exists (server side)
- .ibmmx file exists (server side and link on client side)
- only one simple entity in model with two properties (EntityId, Name)
- entity has [ProvideEntityAspect] attribute
- custom EntityManager with [DataSourceKeyName("NameOfDbContext")] attr. exists
- custom DbContext with [DataSourceKeyName("NameOfDbContext")] attr. exists (same as in EntityManager)
- connection string with 'name' attr.: "NameOfDbContext" (same as above) exists
- Entity and EntityManager linked to the client Shared_Code folder

... everything done as described in docummentation.

When the client side query is executed for the first time, custom DbContext doesn't work. It means that constructor of the custom DbContext is not executed and database is not created (constructor contains Database.SetInitializer ... CreateDatabaseAlways).

What might be wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Zbig